diff --git a/kubernetes/dspace-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/dspace-deployment.yaml
index ec17c4b181b0c032893a0e3877afc1bb8d39f882..7811e75ee1dbd67f03892266926577e3ac24229a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/dspace-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/dspace-deployment.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ spec:
             path: /repository/xmlui/
             port: 443
             scheme: HTTPS
-          initialDelaySeconds: 180
+          initialDelaySeconds: 600
           periodSeconds: 15
           timeoutSeconds: 3
       restartPolicy: Always